From tech freaks to aliens, who is your favourite superhero?

The Batman and his Batmobile created a flutter across the globe after director Zack Snyder recently launched the caped crusader’s new look.

| TNN | Updated: May 20, 2014, 12:26 IST

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The Batman and his Batmobile created a flutter across the globe after director Zack Snyder recently launched the caped crusader’s new look. What’s more interesting is that the film Batman vs Superman might have two different kinds of superheroes pitted against one another — a gadget fielding fearless earthling against the strongest superhero, an alien from the planet Krypton. Here’s a look at some of the categories that our loved superheroes and heroines are classified into.

ALSO READ: Why is X-Men: Days of Future Past most awaited film?The AliensSuperman Although he looks like a human, Superman is not from Earth. The alter ego of Clark Kent, he was rocketed to Earth in a spaceship by his parents just before their planet Krypton was destructed. Adopted by a farming couple, he is raised as Clark Kent and resolves to use his superhuman abilities for the benefit of mankind. A material called Kryptonite is his weakness as it causes his power to reduce.

Martian Manhunter In contrast to what the name suggests, the Martian Manhunter is not at all a threat to humans. Originally from Mars, he is accidentally teleported to Earth by a scientist. While the scientist dies of shock on meeting him, the Martian adopts the name John Jones and vows to fight for justice on Earth until he is teleported back to Mars. John is also an integral part of the Justice League and a close friend of Superman.

The Tech FreaksIron Man Genius, millionaire, playboy and philanthropist; sums up Iron Man’s character completely, doesn’t it? Flaunting a state-of-the-art suit — complete with sensors, weapons and flying mechanism — Tony Stark aka Iron Man is the God of technology among superheroes. And when you have Robert Downey Jr playing the role, the witty retorts and one-liners make your film watching experience even better.

Batman Brute strength and sly movements are synonymous to the Dark Knight. Another one of the heroes who relies on gadgets and technology to get the task done (well you have to when you can’t fly). The Batmobile, his most loved gadget, has everything that is needed in a combat vehicle. Surveillance systems, handy tools, weapons and a suit to die for make Batman an ultimate package of brains and brawn.

The MutantsX-Men Be it the Wolverine’s healing powers and strength or Cyclops’ ability to destroy anything with his optic blast or Professor X’s powers to read and control human minds through telepathy, there is one thing common to X-Men — they are genetically mutants. So Magneto’s magnetic power or Mystique’s ability to change forms are a result of innate powers common to mutants across the world.

The DemigodsThor The prince of Asgard is referred to as the God of thunder, lightning and storm, which is pretty much evident from the way he creates storms and lightning at will. His weapon of choice is a hammer which has immense power and one that only he can lift (we saw The Hulk failing to lift it in The Avengers). His nemesis is his step brother Loki who causes mayhem on Earth with his actions.

Wonder Girl Some say she was created by her mother Hippolyta from clay and received her power from many Greek goddesses. But in an episode of Justice League, Hippolyta tells Wonder Woman aka Diana of Themyscira that her father is Hades, the God of the underworld. Her weapons include the Lasso of Truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets, a tiara and an invisible airplane.

The Accidental ExperimentalistsSpider-Man Everyone knows the story of the geeky college student getting bitten by a genetically modified spider during an educational visit and turning into a superhero with vividly amazing powers. He spins the web, swings from one building to the other, uses his spider sense to track danger and his agility and power to save the day. Even his alter ego, the young and vulnerable Peter Parker never shies away from his responsibilities.

The Hulk When a lab accident exposes Bruce Banner to gamma radiation, the reserved physicist unknowingly gets enriched with near limitless superhuman powers. Bruce who initially goes out of control, manages to calm himself down with a lot of meditation. But it is always advisable to steer clear of him at the slightest hint of anger, lest he becomes the huge green monster with bulging muscles and crushes anything and everything in the way.

The Fantastic Four The first Marvel Comics’ superhero team was a result of four individuals, on a space mission, being exposed to cosmic radiation. The radiation endowed them with superpowers wherein Mister Fantastic, the group’s leader became capable of stretching his body to incredible lengths and shapes, Invisible Woman, who as her name suggests could turn invisible, Human Torch, the guy who could now play with fire, and Thing, the former college football star who turns stone-fleshed.

Captain America An alter ego of Steve Rogers, Captain America is a frail young man who turns into a superhero after being administered an experimental serum. With a US flag on his suit and an indestructible shield, the captain turns out to be exactly the superhero required to help the United States in military operations.

Flash There are two theories about the birth of Flash. One says that a college student was exposed to a heavy dosage of water vapours and Flash was born while the other suggests that he was born after a freak accident ended up with chemicals getting spilled all over his body. Flash’s powers include the ability to run extremely fast and superb reflexes that allow him to move from one place to the other in the flash of a second.

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